The Committee Members observed that the two Department officials only inspected the paperwork that is provided by the vessel skipper but did not physically verify what's inside the vessel. Members observed that the Military Veterans, who are based in Kalk Bay, that are assigned the responsibility for inspections and monitoring of fishing vessels only arrived at the Slipway at midday long after the linefish vessels have been arriving from the sea, just before the crayfish vessels arrive. The Committee observed that inspections of the fishing vessel contents by the Military Veterans and the Catch Data Monitors including on-site weighing and measuring of species, was only done on crayfish but not on linefish vessels. The Members observed that the linefish vessels could potentially be used for abalone and other crayfish poaching as they were not physically inspected. In addition, because the officials that are doing the inspections work between 8h00 and 16h30, a lot of illegal fishing and poaching could be taking place outside these hours, particularly for abalone.